Vatican should learn from Galileo mess, prelate says


	Vatican should learn from Galileo mess, prelate says

tabsey

7-5-2009 7:08 AM

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sanity, ?

tabsey says:

The Pope is not likely to take the word of a prelate over the voices.

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